The otherwise peaceful electioneering in Karachi is marred by violence again when an armed clash between the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and Pakistan Peoples Party in Nazimabad claimed the life of a senior MQM-P worker in the small hours yesterday.

The killing of MQM-P’s Faraz Ahmed Qureshi, 40, triggered a violent protest as enraged people torched two vehicles, said to be owned by PPP activists. Another PPP worker, identified as Rao M Talha, 22, was shot at and wounded.

Later, the MQM-P demanded an FIR against PPP leader Dr Asim Hussain.

Gulbahar SHO Shabbir Hussain told Dawn that the incident took place late on Sunday night outside an election office of the MQM-P when a PPP rally was passing through the area.

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